Ms. Tegarts class loves their worms. All year they took care of a worm bin and learned how worms change our food scraps into dirt. We also learned how fast worms can reproduce and spent a class turning one worm bin into two. All that vermicompost was used to grow potatoes in the class. Students … Continued
Set up for success in their oppositional desk structures, the grade five/six students at Columbia Park Elementary, are prepped and ready to let loose their arguments. They have researched and worked hard to learn the professional debate format so they might put forward the persuasive argument that their energy source is the best on Earth. … Continued
Hydro! Solar! Fossil Fuels! Nuclear! Wind! Pros and cons, cons and pros. Around and around the debate goes. Which energy source do you think is the best? It’s a tough question, and if there was one best answer then we probably wouldn’t be talking about it. Mrs. Doll’s class learned this lesson and more through … Continued
Debating is an art, but before you make your masterpiece you must develop the skills. How do you develop skills other than trying, failing, trying again, practicing and slowly gaining confidence, success and skills. Most students in Ms. Curry’s class at J.A. Laird school in Invermere had never participated in a debate, let … Continued
Transfer station right in Nelson, down by the dog walk.
With the weather warming up, what better way to learn about connection to nature than to go outside! The grade 5/6s jumped at the chance to take their final Beyond Recycling lesson outdoors into the Kimberley Nature Park. The students have been coming to this outdoor classroom regularly all year, but this was the first … Continued
Crafty action projects for a crafty class! One of the classes’ favourite parts of Beyond Recycling so far was turning waste into art. So, when it was time to choose an Earth Action Project, we did it again! This time, we used old t-shirts and sewed them into re-usable bags. Some students brought their own … Continued
It’s time. There’s nervous grins, shuffling feet and butterflies in the tummies of the Grade 4/5 class at Begbie View Elementary in Revelstoke. For most, this will be the first time giving a formal public presentation. As an educator I know how nerve-wracking it can be to stand in front of a class and have … Continued
April 22nd will be here before we know it, and we are offering our Columbia Basin teachers some extra help with their Earth Day planning. We have put together a special Earth Day bundle with free access to some of our favorite Beyond Recycling Earth Day lessons. These well-tested, easy-to-use, engaging lessons have never been … Continued
Fernie students spent a couple weeks delving into information about renewable and non-renewable energy sources. They learned about hydroelectric, coal, oil, geothermal, nuclear, wind and solar energy. They all arrived prepared for fight, but a respectful one filled with well-researched information. Was there a clear winner? We might like to say they are all the … Continued
